Phil Mickelson out of the U.S. Open

ERIN, Wisconsin — Phil Mickelson is now officially out of the U.S. Open.

Mickelson formally withdrew Thursday morning. With no rain in the forecast at Erin Hills, the weather delay he needed to make it from his daughter’s high school graduation in San Diego to suburban Milwaukee in time for his scheduled 2:20 p.m. (CT) tee time was not going to happen.

The USGA didn’t require Mickelson to make any formal announcement. He could have waited until his scheduled tee time, not shown up, and Diaz, who has been practicing at Erin Hills, would have stepped into his spot.

But when morning broke Thursday, the sun out, no rain in sight, Mickelson made the call to formally withdraw.

Mickelson had played in 23 consecutive U.S. Opens, in which he’s been a runner-up six times.